Winding for armatures of dynamo-electric machines.



I B. G. LAMME. WINDING FOR ABMATURES 0F DYNAMO ELECTRIC MACHINES.

' A P P L I 0 A T I 0 N F I L E D N 0 V 3 l 9 0 6.

933,765. Patented Sept. 14.1909. 2 ssssssssssss 1.

WITNESSES: I INVENTOR B. G. LAMME.

WINDING TOR ARMATURES 0F DYNAMO ELECTRIC MACHINES. APPLICATION rum) E013 1906.

WITNESSES j Patented Sept. 14. 1909.

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BY 2 7 ATTORNEY the distance between poles, and the curve 15 for the larger number.

In order that masimum counter-electromotive forces may be induced in the arms ture coils when operating with our poles as an induction motor, the pitch of the mature coils should be equal to the distance between the points 16 and 17 which is halt a wave length or the polar pitch, and in order that the maximum counter-electromotive force may be generated in the armature when operating with eight poles a commutator motor, the pitch of the ture coils should he equal to one-half the wave length of the curve 15; 5., equal to the dist-ante between the points 18 and 19 or the polar pitch. it will be understood, however, that ii the pitch of the armature winding were 'equalto the distance between the points 16 and 17 when the field produces eight oles, the coils would surround the total 11x from two. dissimilar field poles, and the counter electromotive force would consequently be zero. the pitch of the armature coils were equal to the coils 18 and 19, only one-half of the flux from a field magnet would be surrounded by each armature coil. Consequently, the electromotive force induced the-rein when operating with four poles as an induction motor would be only onehalf that induced therein if the pit-ch were equal to the distance between the points 18 and 17. The pitch. which effects the best compromise bet-ween these conflictin conditions is determined by the distance between the points 20 and 21 where the two curves 14 and 15 cross each other, and this pitch will, under most conditions, he nearer in value to the ideal pitch for the larger numher of poles than to the ideal pitch or the smaller number of poles as will be readily seen from Fig. 3, in which field variations are sine curves. That 1s, the pitch of the coils will also-be less than half the sum of the polar pitches for tive difierent numbers of poles. It will, of course, be understood that in practice the fieldourves may depart considerably from sine curves, the present case being assumed only for the purpose of illustrating the man ner in which the pitch of the armature coils may be determined under given conditions.

The terminals of the armature coils are connected respectively to the segments of a commutator cylinder 22 by means of resistance conductors 23 that serve to limit the amount of current traversing the temporarily closed secondary circuits that are established when adjacent commutator segments are engaged by brushes 24*. The terminals of armature coils that are correspondingly located with reference to field poles of like polarity, when operating with eight poles,

it, on the contrary,.

the cures of the respec four poles for running numbers of poles have coiiductors25, the said conductors serving to short-circuit the armature winding uponbe included in the closed secondary circuit, when operating as induction motor, the cross connecting conductors are connected to the terminals or the resistance leads that are-remote from the commutator; or, directly to the terminals of the armature coils.

. The field magnet winding of the motor is d'vi ed into four groups of coils 26, 2-7, 528 and'29 that are connected inseries-parallel relation and arranged field poles for starting ning, and four poles for high speed running, the arrangement being governed by means of switches 30, 31 and 32 that may be and preferably are operated automatically as set forth in another application, Serial No. 341,885, filed of even date herewith by Frank Conrad, as assignor of the Westinghouse Electric 8: lllanut'acturing Company.

"While I have shown and described my invention as employed in connection with a motor having eight poles for starting and conditions, such been selected merely for the purpose of illustration, and it will be readily understood that the invention may be employed in motors having other numbers of poles and in which the numbers of poles for starting and running conditions may bear other ratios than 1 to 2.

' l claim as my invention;

'1. The combination with a dynamo-elem trio machine having an armature and a field magnet winding in which the number of poles may be armature comprising a plurality of coils the pitch of which is intermediate the polar pitches for of poles,

2, The combination-with a dynamo-electrio machine having an armature and a field magnet Winding in which the niimber of poles may be changed, of'a winding for the armature comprising a plurality of coils the pitch of which is intermediate the polar pitches for the respective dilierent numbers of poles but less than half the sum or" the polar pitches for the respective dii'lierent numbers of poles. 1

3. The combination with a dynamo-else trio machine having an armature and a field which the number of poles may be changed, of a winding for the armature comprising a plurality of coils the pitch of which is intermediate the polar pitches for the respective difierent numbers of poles, and, conductors that connect the terminals of coils that are of normally equal potential with the greater number of field are connected by means of cross connecting poles.

so as to produce eight .g

and slow speed run changed, of a winding for the the respective difiereht-numhers 4. The combination Wlill a dynan'io-electi'ic machine having a commutator cylinder, an ZLI'HldtU and a field magnet in which the number of oles may be changed, of a Winding for the armature comprising a plurality of coils the pitch of which is intermediate the polar pitches For the respective ili'erent numbers Of'poles, resistance conductors that connect he coils to the commutator cylinder, and connections at the extremities of the resistance nonlncteis remote from the commutfitoi' cylinder between 'tm'minals of the coils of normally equal potential .Yilll (in; grentbi' number in field poles.

5. The combination with a dynamo-eleciiic machine having a. commutator cylinder,

an armature and a field magnet in Which the mutntm' cylinder. and conductors connected BENJ. G. LA M TE. 

